An exciting final was experienced at Roda Golf to find out the new Spanish Men's Champion of the 2nd Category, a title that has finally gone to the player from the Elche School, David Jara.

Results

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The player from Elche signed a final round of 74 strokes (+2) to reach first place, while Michael Price, a golfer affiliated with the Balearic Golf Federation, did the same with a card of 75 strokes (+3).

Thus, both players finished in first place overall, but the Spanish Championship title went to David Jara. However, the Scratch winner of the tournament still had to be determined, and that title ultimately went to the player from Son Muntaner after he won the first playoff hole.

Interestingly, it was also necessary to establish a tiebreaker to determine the runner-up of the tournament, as Ramón Criado and Adrián Balbás shared third place with two scores of 75 strokes (+3) and a total of 230 strokes (+14).

And the runner-up position went to Ramón Criado when the last 27 holes of each player in the tournament were counted, since both had the same playing handicap.

Pablo Navarro showed the way forward

The Spanish Men's Championship 2nd Category began at Roda Golf with the first day of competition, after which Pablo Navarro was in the lead.

The Andalusian player was the most accurate player of the first round, signing a card of 72 strokes, at even par for the course, although his match was not at all easy, as he achieved five birdies for as many bogeys.

The rest of the participants sailed over par throughout the day, but the one who conceded the fewest strokes on the course designed by Dave Thomas was Ricardo Caballero, with a card of 73 strokes (+1), which took him to second position.

The third place was shared by three players: Víctor Fuente, Lucas Peinado and Andrián Balbas, with results of 74 strokes (+2).

Lucas Peinado, new rival to beat

The second day of the Spanish Men's Championship 2nd Category concluded with a change in first place, which passed into the hands of the local player Lucas Peinado.

The golfer from Murcia signed a card of 76 strokes (+4) and took advantage of the collapse of the first leader of the event, Pablo Navarro, who on this day delivered a result of 83 strokes (+11) to drop to seventh position.

Thus, Lucas Peinado went into the final round with a two-stroke advantage over his closest pursuers, Michael Price and Victor Fuente.

Remember that to participate in this tournament it is essential to have a playing handicap of no less than 4.5. The competition system consists of three days of 18 holes under the Stroke Play format, with a cut at 60th place and ties at the end of the second round.

Final Results

1. Michael Price (76, 76, 75) 227 strokes

2. David Jara (77, 76, 74) 227 strokes

3. Ramón Criado (79, 76, 75) 230 strokes

+. Adrián Balbas (74, 81, 75) 230 strokes

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